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      <title><![CDATA[Fact-check: Trump says AI industry's data centers need more energy than the US produces]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“They need, just as an industry, more energy than the entire country produces right now, when you think about it, which is incredible,” President Donald Trump said July 8 at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:15:23 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Farmville church demolished after structural collapse]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:23:12 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shutdown lifted for Fury 325 at Carowinds, NC Labor Commissioner says]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:16:10 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fact-check: Does Elon Musk pay the same amount into Social Security as someone making $185K?]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:33:44 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wake County cyclosporiasis cases rise to 366 as North Carolina outbreak continues]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[State health officials have confirmed North Carolina is experiencing a Cyclospora outbreak after reporting 561 cases since May, as of July 21, 2026.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:59:21 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fact-check: Trump administration says 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in 4 states]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a release of documents alongside President Donald Trump’s July 16 address, the Department of Homeland Security said “over 250,000 non-citizens are illegally registered to vote in just the four states."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:11:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2 dead, 7 people injured in Asheville shooting]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two people are dead and multiple others are injured in a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Asheville.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:47:52 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Taylor Farms expands iceberg lettuce recall to NC, 26 other states amid cyclosporiasis cases]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Taylor Farms announced late Friday that it was recalling iceberg lettuce that had been shipped to retailers in 27 states because it was potentially contaminated with cyclospora, a parasite that can cause severe illness, including vomiting, cramping and explosive diarrhea. Although an investigatio...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wilmington theater honors Canadian hospitality after 9/11 attacks]]></title>
      <link>https://www.wral.com/news/state/wilmington-theatre-honors-canadian-hospitality-9-11-attacks-july-2026/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[An opera house in Wilmington is opening its production of a play based on the true story of Gander, a Canadian town that helped Americans affected by the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:22:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Duke Energy Carolinas reaches agreement, proposed 3.7% increase]]></title>
      <link>https://www.wral.com/news/state/duke-energy-carolinas-agreement-rate-increase-july-2026/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Duke Energy Carolinas agreement reached, proposed 3.7% increase. NCUC votes in the fall, new rates in effect in Jaunary 2027. Duke Energy Progress will likely follow with similiar rate increase.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:09:45 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer arrested for pushing person off a bicycle, court records say]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Malcolm Joseph, an officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department is facing one count of simple assault.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:39:36 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fleas close part of NC beach]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A flea infestation has closed part of a popular North Carolina beach.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:25:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA['Saw blades are not recyclable!', Mecklenburg Co. recycling worker injured]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mecklenburg County Recycling warns residents to avoid placing saw blades in recycling bins after a near-miss incident at a facility in June.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:56:44 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fact-checking Trump's address: What he said about China and 2020 election, what documents show]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump delivered a rare primetime address about an issue that has consumed him for years — the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:50:54 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ACC looks to corporate sponsorships as a way to boost the bottom line of league revenue]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips looks at corporate sponsorships as a way for his league's schools to boost their bottom lines. Phillips said at least some of the ACC's financial gains in recent years have come through increased emphasis on corporate dollars.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:28:12 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carowinds' Fury 325 coaster closed for 2nd time in 3 years]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Carowinds closed its popular roller coaster, Fury 325, on July 7 after identifying an issue with the ride's foundation during a routine maintenance inspection.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:31:06 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fact-check: Trump says illegal immigration caused 40% rise in housing costs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With affordability in the spotlight, President Donald Trump and his administration have sought to tie rising housing costs to illegal immigration under his predecessor, President Joe Biden.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:41:39 -0400</pubDate>
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